Wang Tu Baye

Chapter 380
"When O'Neal was defending Warriors center No. 11 Dayao, he deliberately pretended not to see that Rodman had already occupied the open space at the basket. Such a good opportunity, Billups immediately passed the ball inside, and Rodman received it. The ball seemed to hesitate for a while, he rarely initiates an attack on his own, but it is a little unreasonable not to shoot when he is completely open."

"Rodman turned around and took off with the ball and was about to make a move when he saw O'Neal pounced on him like a tiger descending from the mountain. He slapped Rodman away with the ball. This time Rodman was obviously not pretending, but It was really painful and fell to the ground hugging my knees and rolling."

"O'Neal came prepared this time. The unprepared Rodman was directly hit by the knee, and the knee is almost the biggest hidden danger for every inside player in the NBA. A strong man with a height of more than 2 meters and a weight of several hundred pounds, in fact, their Knees and ankles are much more fragile than normal people and cannot withstand minor bumps and injuries."

"Grinning Rodman got up with the support of his teammates. He has long been accustomed to the various rules of the NBA. When O'Neal rushed forward, he at least made a shooting motion and threw the ball casually in the direction of the backboard."

"Experienced and inexperienced players can see it in the handling of these details. If you don't shoot the ball, or let the referee feel that you are not fully attacking, then it is very likely that you are injured. It can be exchanged for a foul, if the number of times is not reached, there will be no chance of free throws."

"And if you clearly show the shooting posture, then it must be a defensive foul and two free throws, then there are two completely different endings."

"Rodman was obviously injured, but he could only insist on making free throws. He missed the first free throw and went in the second free throw. Warriors coach Lenny took the initiative to call a timeout and replaced him. Injured Rodman."

"O'Neal was very proud of getting rid of an important inside player of the opponent with one foul, and the pleasure of successful revenge was overflowing on his chubby face, while Rodman could only wear a headscarf sadly, with the support of two teammates , to the lounge."

"Warriors No. 7 O'Neal came on the field. He walked up to Rodman and said something in a low voice. Rodman looked at him in surprise, nodded and left."

"In the game that followed the first quarter, the two sides played sparks everywhere. This is a game that no one wants to lose, and absolutely must not lose. It has reached the seventh game of the Western Conference Finals. No one wants to leave the NBA stage just like that. .”

"And the battle in the Eastern Conference of the NBA has been decided. The New Jersey Nets won the Boston Celtics 4:2, taking the lead in advancing to the NBA Finals this season, and this has long been expected by most NBA experts and fans. "

"But after all, the gap between the east and west divisions of the NBA in recent seasons is too large. Many experts have already predicted that, whether it is the Golden State Warriors or the Los Angeles Lakers, whoever enters the finals will be the champion. The Nets face these two teams, basically. There is no possibility of resistance."

"After all, the Nets with a soft playing style are very fragile inside. They can only rely on two players, power forward Martin and point guard Jason Kidd. Martin is not a tough guy in the traditional sense. Players who are tougher than him are often abused. And Van Horn is obviously not enough in the playoffs. The entire Nets, and even the entire Eastern Conference, do not have a few strong inside players who can do it."

"In the regular season, the Nets' record against the top-ranked teams in the West is simply horrible. It can be said that any Eastern team that goes to the Western Conference will basically drop a circle of points. When they return to the Eastern Conference, their ranking will also drop several times. bit."

"In the first quarter, the Lakers led the Warriors by 22 point at 21:1. The confrontation between the two sides was extremely fierce. On the Warriors' side, Jermaine O'Neal and McGrady were sent to the free throw line constantly, while the Lakers' Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe, almost every time. It's all above the free throw line to end the fight."

"Golden State Warriors No. 11 Dayao and No. 7 O'Neal are actually not the best candidates to defend O'Neal alone. They are far inferior to Big Ben Wallace and Uncle Muto in defending the Sharks. Mbo has rich experience and always used his body to confront O'Neal head-on. As a result, not only did he get fouled, but he also gave the Sharks opportunities to go to the free throw line."

"At the beginning of the second quarter, O'Neal went to rest, and Kobe continued to stay on the court. The Lakers no longer cared about resting their main players. After losing this game, they will have a few months to rest. Horry and Fox also stayed on the court. Only fisherman Fisher went down to rest and replaced Lynch Hunter and Medvedenko."

"For the Warriors, Coach Lenny continued to go up and down, and replaced No. 55 Uncle Mu as a center forward, No. 15 Pau Gasol as a power forward, and No. 33 Grant Hill as a small forward. The important task of defending Kobe , handed over to rookie No. 31 Shane Battier, and No. 20 jack of all trades Larry Hughes switched to point guard."

"Less than 3 minutes into the game, the Golden State Warriors played small cooperation one after another. Gasol and Grant Hill suddenly made the Lakers suspect life inside. The frowning Lakers coach Phil Jackson had to take the initiative to hand over Timeout, bring back Shaquille O'Neal."

"The Lakers with O'Neal and the Lakers without O'Neal are definitely two completely different teams. A team with Sharks is a team that can actively chase the NBA championship, but a Lakers team without Sharks is definitely just a team that may not A mediocre team that can make the playoffs."

Historically, in the 04-05 NBA season, after Shaquille O'Neal traveled eastward to Miami, the Lakers, under the command of the teenager Kobe, fell directly from the second place in the Eastern Conference last season to the fourth from the bottom, with a record of 34 wins and 48 losses. The winning rate plummeted to 41%.

"O'Neal returned to the court in the second quarter, and the Lakers began to organize a crazy counterattack. The combination of Uncle Mu and Gasol, the interior defensive strength, must be higher than the combination of Dayao and O'Neal. The offensive end should be Dayao and Jr. O'Neal is dominant, it depends on whether you want to strengthen the offense or increase the intensity of the defense."

"The shooting percentages of both sides in the second quarter are terrible, because the opponent will never give you a comfortable shot. If the situation is not good, it will be a fierce foul. It can be said that this is an early victory in the nba finals. Whoever wins the game will almost ensure the NBA championship, and it is more appropriate to use desperate and crazy to describe the intensity of the game."

"In the second quarter, the Warriors relied on several strong plays at the beginning and led the Lakers by 30 points at 33:3. Counting the first quarter, the Lakers trailed by two points at 52:54. The two sides took a halftime break and entered the second half later. .”

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